Effect of pharmacist-led patient education on adherence to tuberculosis treatment

Clark P. M., Karagoz T., Apikoglu-Rabus S., Izzettin F. V.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY, cilt.64, sa.5, ss.497-506, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2007
  • Doi Numarası: 10.2146/ajhp050543
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEALTH-SYSTEM PHARMACY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.497-506
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: antituberculars, clinical pharmacists, compliance, isoniazid, patient information, patients, pharmaceutical care, rational therapy, resistance, tuberculosis, MULTIDRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS, DRUG, PROSPECTS, THERAPY, SMOKING, PROGRAM, TURKEY, URINE
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Purpose. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of a clinical pharmacist-directed patient education program on the therapy adherence of first-time tuberculosis (TB) patients and to identify the major pharmaceutical care needs and issues of first-time TB and multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB patients.